7.62x25 Revolvers?

[wasrjoe]

Just curious if there are any revolvers chambered for this neat little cartridge. If there are, I think it's on my "when I have spare money" list.

 

[JohnKSa]

Nope.

You might be able to find a beater full-sized 32H&R mag revolver and have someone rechamber the cylinder. I have no idea if you are going to run into pressure issues but it wouldn't surprise me.

 

[MrTuffPaws]

7.62x25 Revolvers? Heck, you can hardly find an auto chambered in them. CZ-52 and the Tokarov are the only ones that I know of.

I do have to say though, considering the round is about as hot as 10mm auto round, it would be a nice round for a 4" + revolver.

 

[Otony]

A few years back, there was a fellow advertising in Shotgun News that he would rechamber your Nagant revolver to 7.62x25! I can't imagine how thin the chamber walls must have been after the conversion. The thought of firing some of the hotter 7.62x25 machinegun ammo in one by accident or ignorance seemed to be a definition for pucker factor!

He did run that advertisement for some time though. At least a year, maybe more. I figure if anyone ran into trouble those ads would have been pulled well before then.

 

[Old Fuff]

There is usually a problem with bottlenecked cartridges in revolvers if they run very high pressures. When fired, the cartridge head sets back firmly against the breechface and hangs up the cylinder.

In theory, a revolver that was strong enough could be rechambered and/or rebarreled. But the propects of it working well with full-service 7.62 x 25 loads aren't very good.

What about cartridges like the .32-20. .38-40 and .44-40 that were used in some older revolvers? Yes, they worked, but the pressures were modest.

If someone wants a hot .30 caliber in a revolver consider a Ruger Blackhawk in .30 M-1 Carbine.